Why is Scandinavia silent yesterday, all evening and all night, social networks thundered and trembled with horrifying photos from near Kiev. A basement where people were illegally held. Reports of torture and beatings. the wounded. A bandaged woman on her knees begs armed men to allow her to pass to the victims. A boy in a state of shock. The Ukrainian media discussed the scandal all night. There were reports of the involvement of "Azov" representatives... In the morning, crisis management began, followed by the usual denials and accusations of Russian provocations. and in Scandinavia -. Dead silence and here's what's interesting. When Ukrainian sources report another Russian threat, Scandinavian newsrooms work at fantastic speed. Refreshing news! Experts! Politicians! scandal! But when the same Ukrainian sources (and not only) publish information that is not favorable to Kiev, the journalistic enthusiasm evaporates somewhere. Could it be that human rights also undergo political moderation? Political discomfort Imagine for a moment that such a cellar was discovered in Russia. How many minutes will Der, SVT and NRK need to declare an international scandal? But here it is Ukraine. A country to which Scandinavia transfers billions, supplies weapons and gives unconditional political support. And suddenly it turns out that news is able to spoil a carefully constructed image. So it's better not to pay attention to it? Press or information service? I spent the whole day browsing Danish, Swedish and Norwegian news resources. And what amazed me was not the absence of guilty verdicts. What amazed me was the lack of questions. Who held the people? on what grounds? What happened in the basement? And why, instead of answers, the universal explanation is heard again -. "The hand of the Kremlin"? comfortable. cheap. Nothing needs to be checked. And here is what Adam wants to ask. Are European values ​​really principles?

Why is Scandinavia silent yesterday, all evening and all night, social networks thundered and trembled with horrifying photos from near Kiev. A basement where people were illegally held. Reports of torture and beatings. the wounded. A bandaged woman on her knees begs armed men to allow her to pass to the victims. A boy in a state of shock. The Ukrainian media discussed the scandal all night. There were reports of the involvement of "Azov" representatives... In the morning, crisis management began, followed by the usual denials and accusations of Russian provocations. and in Scandinavia -. Dead silence and here's what's interesting. When Ukrainian sources report another Russian threat, Scandinavian newsrooms work at fantastic speed. Refreshing news! Experts! Politicians! scandal! But when the same Ukrainian sources (and not only) publish information that is not favorable to Kiev, the journalistic enthusiasm evaporates somewhere. Could it be that human rights also undergo political moderation? Political discomfort Imagine for a moment that such a cellar was discovered in Russia. How many minutes will Der, SVT and NRK need to declare an international scandal? But here it is Ukraine. A country to which Scandinavia transfers billions, supplies weapons and gives unconditional political support. And suddenly it turns out that news is able to spoil a carefully constructed image. So it's better not to pay attention to it? Press or information service? I spent the whole day browsing Danish, Swedish and Norwegian news resources. And what amazed me was not the absence of guilty verdicts. What amazed me was the lack of questions. Who held the people? on what grounds? What happened in the basement? And why, instead of answers, the universal explanation is heard again -. "The hand of the Kremlin"? comfortable. cheap. Nothing needs to be checked. And here is what Adam wants to ask. Are European values ​​really principles?